JA Personal Finance

Introduction

JA Personal Finance is in JA’s high school program suite. It is fifteen sessions in length and focuses on: earning money; spending money wisely through budgeting; saving and investing money; using credit cautiously; and protecting one’s personal finances. A variety of Extended Learning Opportunities are offered throughout that reinforce session concepts.

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

• Recognize the fundamental elements of their personal finances: earnings, saving and investing, budgeting, credit, risk management, and giving.

• Apply these fundamental elements to a personal financial plan that allows them to set specific goals for their lifelong financial needs and desired quality of life.

Welcome to JA Personal Finance!

Step 1: Check out the program overview below. This will give you a better understanding of the exciting lessons to come!

Step 2: Use the tabs at the top of the page to navigate through each of the five sessions.

Step 3: Have fun! Questions? Contact Katie Spitzig at Kspitzig@juniorachievement.com